Week 17 features a match on Sunday Jan 22nd, where Lugano will travel to Sion to battle Sion in a clash of the Super League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only -2 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Sion is fresh off their 2-7 blowout loss against St. Gallen. Mario Balotelli struck first for Sion in the 5th minute on a penalty shot, then in the 27th minute, Lukas Görtler sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Emmanuel Latte Lath Finally they completed the comback in the 31st minute on a goal by Chadrac Akolo to cap off a wild match. Sion is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while lugano sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-1 win against Winterthur. Žan Celar scored the first goal for Lugano in the 7th minute, then Žan Celar added another in the 15th minute. Lugano should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
Sion and Lugano last played eachother at the Kybunpark on Jul 17th. Sion was victorious by a score of 3 to 2. Fabio Daprelà struck first for Sion on an own goal in the 43rd minute, then Dimitri Cavaré added another in the 59th minute.
M. Amoura and Ousmane Doumbia are the top scorers for Lugano in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Nathanael Saintini and Mario Balotelli are the top scorers for Sion in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.